21-03 Steinway Street

21-03 Steinway Street in Astoria, Queens, has 15 open HPD violations, and 5 of 6 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 15 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 5 of 6 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Queens buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (15 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

15 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 5 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 63 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-01-11. Newest violation issued 2023-03-29. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2023. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Garbage not removed (exterior). SECTION 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE FRONT , YARD, issued 2016-04-07. HPD violation 11185821
• Class B: Roaches, kitchen. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES 3 STY WEST APT 3R KITCHEN. LOCATED AT APT 3R (apt 3R), issued 2008-06-10. HPD violation 315833
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY 3 STY WEST APT 3R ENTRANCE. LOCATED AT APT 3R (apt 3R), issued 2008-06-10. HPD violation 315830
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ENTRANCE DOOR STILE 3 STY WEST APT 3R. LOCATED AT APT 3R (apt 3R), issued 2008-06-10. HPD violation 315832
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL OF PRIVATE HALL SOUTH WALL OF BATHROOM 3 STY WEST APT 3R. LOCATED AT APT 3R (apt 3R), issued 2008-06-10. HPD violation 315835
• Class B: Electrical defect, private hall. PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WALL OUTLET EAST 3 STY WEST APT 3R PRIVATE HALL. LOCATED AT APT 3R (apt 3R), issued 2008-06-10. HPD violation 315836
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERATIVE 3 STY WEST APT 3R TENANT GILBERTTO. LOCATED AT APT 3R (apt 3R), issued 2008-06-10. HPD violation 315837
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDED CEILING CELLAR CENTER., issued 2008-06-10. HPD violation 315839

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

5 of 6 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 5 in 2024, 5 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: RENZO COVATI. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 23, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 4007970032, HPD building ID 697115. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Astoria-Ditmars Blvd (N, W), 9 min walk
• Astoria Blvd (N, W), 16 min walk
• 30 Av (N, W), 21 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.